Gitlab Meeting Simulator
Productivity
video call simulator
SHOW HN2024
353points
78comments
#147of 3,515 in 2024
Top 5%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and a sharp capture of remote work culture.
From 3 comments
This is hilarious and a perfect capsule of the times we live in
mvkel on HNThis is absolutely brilliant and well acted capturing the essence of the entire 30 years of my career. Mon Rey is brilliant.
fnordpiglet on HNHaha, brilliant! I never actually realized this was a thing. Last year, I took a screen recording of an hour long Zoom meeting on my work machine and sometimes play that on…
davely on HN
Objections
Video is squished and the self-view overlay stays fixed when the layout changes.
From 1 comment
I saw this on Twitter the other day and saw all of the comments were about people use this video to reduce how much people bother them. The squares in the video reorganize about…
Panini_Jones on HN
Does not work well on iOS; zoom control bug.
From 1 comment
found a bug! control + scroll. when you zoom in and out it doesn't scale well
whoomp12341 on HN
Requests
Display modes for Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams.
From 1 comment
I hacked it together while waiting for Windows updates. It also doesn't work well on iOS and the video is a bit squished. If it takes off I'll fix these issues. It would be nice…
brikym on HN
Questions
Is it for use in the office or when working remotely with others at home?
From 1 comment
Is this something you'd use when you're in the office, or working remotely when you live with others and want to not be distributed?
theogravity on HN